Well Played

So if you didn't know that Kevin Rudd was rumored to challenge Julia Gillard for prime minister-ship, you were living under a rock. At about 9am on Thursday morning, one of Kevin Rudd's assistants said that he was going to try and become prime minister again, pulling down Miss Gilliard in the process. This was splashed across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and so many other social media sites, proclaiming he didn't approve of Miss Gillard's tactics when it came to her representation of the Labour party. It was later recorded that Mr Rudd did not wish to challenge the current prime minister and that it was misunderstanding. He wished to "keep his word" in reference to running for prime minister, choosing to close the door on being the leader of the Labours. No hard feelings between Mr Rudd and Miss Gillard. However, Tony Abbot stood in the background smirking, watching himself earn more support from the masses.
If the Labour party wanted a running chance at keeping their prime minister on top, they pretty much sabotaged that. No one wants to have someone representing their voice if they can't even control their own party. Personally, Tony Abbot is starting to grow on me. Sure he's done some wrong, but he is able to have the FULL support of his team without extra payments salaries, physical or verbal abuse or begging them to stay. They're staying on his team because he represents what they want. What they need.
In the Liberal versus Labour fight, Liberal seems to be pulling some right hooks and really hitting the right areas. However, the big surprise in this battle is the friendly fire that the Labour party has been suffering. It's almost as if they're kicking themselves in the groin.
Is this self-sabotage, or is it a clever rouse to make sure they have the 'underdog' status?